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^^  iutellipcntly  and  in  a  concise  manner 
the  replies  to  the  thousand  and  one 
((uestio'is,  which  anyone  who  may  be  con- 
templating a  trip  to  the  famed  Klondike  Gold 
Fields  will  naturally  ask. 


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Klondike 

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Alaska  and  Northwest  Territory 

'  ?    Gold  Fields 

Bj^^^Where  they  are,  how  to  get  there,  what  to 
■^^  take  along-,  when  to  g"o  and  what  to  do  to 
secure  a  claim. 


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SEATTLE-ALASKA  GENERAL  SUPPLY  CO. 


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THE  GOLD  FIELDS 


The  wondertul  goKl  fields  now  known   tie   world   over  a.   the 
K,o„me"tein8..  and  ,l.,mled  on  a  branch  o,  .he  Vuhon  river,  la 

'"  ?rlZ  r/o^S  in  7h" ISon  ha.,n  1.  «81  on  a  .rlhn.ary 

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of  Sixtv-mile  creek  are  also  In  United  States  territory:  Miller,  Glacier 
nfRirch  creeks  were  once  thought  to  be  in  Alaska,  but  are  now 
known  to\e  in  CanJa.  and  of  th.  wonderfully  rich  Klondike  there 
has  never  been  any  doubt  of  its  being  In  Canada. 


ROUTES  TO  TH3  YUKON 


The  Klondike  may  be  reached  from  two  directions.  One  is  by 
ocearsteamer  to%t.  Michael's  island  in  Bering  sea.  and  thence  up 
me  Yukon  river.  The  other  is  by  crossing  over  the  Coast  range  of 
rultli::  to  the  headwaters  of  the  Lewis  ^--^^^^^he^™^^^^^^^^ 
descending  by  boat.  The  shortest  route  from  SEATTLE  is  that  via 
?he  White  pass,  and  is  approximately  1,674  miles.  Horses  are  used 
on  tWs  pass,  hauling  and  packing  for  its  entire  length  from  salt  wa- 
ter  to  the  head  of  the  lakes. 

Another  available  route  to  the  Lewis  river  is  from  Dve^  at  the 
head  of  Lynn  canal,  via  the  Chilkoot  pass.  This  distance  is  slightly 
longer  than  via  the  White  pass. 

A  third  route  to  the  Lewis  river  is  via  Fort  Wrangel  and  the 
Stickeen  river  to  Telegraph  creek  and  thence  overland  by  pack  train 

*°  ^SUll'lnother  route  is  from  the  head  of  Taku  inlet,  a  little  south 
rf  Juneau,  thence  overland  by  the  valley  of  the  Taku  river  to  Lake 


106-108-110  WASHINGTON  STHKBT,   WEST.  I 

Teslln.    The  distance  to  Lake  Teslln  by  this  route  Is  approximately 
the  same  as  via  the  Stickeen  route. 


TABLE  OF  DISTANCES 


Lake  Le 


Lake     Le 


16 

31     . 

29 
26 
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3S% 


Seattle  to  Dyea 884  miles 

Miles  Miles  from  point 

to  to  point. 

PROM    DYEA. 
6      Head   of  canoe   navi- 
gation         6 

16%  Summit   of     Chilkoot 

pass 10% 

26%  Head    of    Lake    Lind- 

erman   9% 

341/3  Foot  of  Lake  Llnder- 

m^in    ,8 

351^  Head  of    Lake     Ben- 
nett         1 

61%  Foot   of     Lake     Ben- 
nett     26^4 

64  »^  Foot  of  Cariboo  Cros- 
sing         2% 

81%  Foot  of  Tagish  lake.  16% 
8614  Head   o.  Lake   Marsh    5 
IO614  Foot  of  Lake  Marsh.  20 

123      Head   of  canyon 16% 

123%  Foot    of    canyon % 

12514  Hoad     White     Horse 

rapids    1% 

140*    Tahkeenah  river..    ..  14% 

No  one  should  start  for  the  Yukon  country  with  less  than  $200 
in  cash  after  he  has  purchased  his  outfit.  Should  you  be  so  fortun- 
ate as  to  find  a  good  claim  the  first  season  it  is  likely  that  you  would 
not  be  able  to  realize  from  it  immediately.  Nearly  all  of  the  sum- 
mer claims  require  drainage  before  they  can  be  worked  and  that  is 
both  tedious  and  expensive.  On  the  winter  claims  the  pay  gravel 
is  taken  out  by  drifting  and  then  allowed  to  lie  on  the  bank  until 
the  following  summer  before  the  gold  can  be  washed  out.  The  ne- 
cessity of  having  sufficient  funds  to  carry  you  over  a  season  is  there- 
fore very  apparent.  The  trading  companies  operating  stores  on  the 
Yukon  WILL  NOT  extend  credit,  as  all  their  goods  find  a  ready  sale 
at  spot  cash.  If  you  have  not  the  money  to  buy  a  winter's  outfit  in 
the  event  of  a  profitless  season,  you  will  have  to  subsist  on  a  straight 
diet  of  flour,  providing  you  are  lucky  enough  to  have  the  flour. 
DON'T  go  to  the  Yukon  broke  or  with  only  a  few  dollars,  or  you  may 
have  abundant  reasons  to  regret  it. 


153      Head      of 
Barge . . 

187      Foot      of 

Barge    

216  Hootallnqua  river    . , 

242  Cassiar  bar  

249  Big   Salmon    river.., 

2851/2  Little  Salmon  river.. 

344  Five    Fingers   rapids.  58^.4 

350  Rink  rapids  6 

4031/2  Pelly    river    53% 

-(991/2  White  river    96 

509  Stewart    river    914 

529  Sixty-mile    post    20 

549  Dawson    City    20 

589  Fort    Reliance    40 

629  Forty-mile    post    40 

629%  Fort  Cudahy    % 

879  Circle    City    249% 

FROM    CIRCLE    CITY. 

8  Birch  creek   

50  Deadwood   creek    42 

55  Greenhorn   creek   5 

60  Independence    creek    . .     5 

61  Mastodon  creek    1 

68  Eagle    creek    7 


4  SEATTLK-AI.ASKA    GKNKRAL,   SUPPLY    CO.,    INC. 

CONCERNING  YOUR  OUTFIT 

After  having  decided  to  tempt  fortune  In  the  Yukon  country  thf 
first  consideration  Is  your  outfit,  where  to  get  it  and  what  it  should 
consist  of.  Nothing  should  be  taken  that  is  superfluous  or  it  will 
probably  be  thrown  away  before  the  summit  of  the  mountains  is 
crossed.  The  outfit  should  consist  only  of  your  bedding,  provisions 
and  tools  for  mining  and  boat  building.  Those  who  have  the  money 
to  Invest  frequently  take  In  a  two-years'  supply  of  provisions  and  say 
it  is  profitable  for  them  to  do  so,  No  one  should  go  without  at  loa.=<t 
a  year's  supply  and  the  more  you  can  take  the  better  you  will  be  off 
when  you  arrive  at  your  destination.  An  outfit  of  fresh  provisions 
will  always  find  a  ready  sale  at  high  prices  at  the  mines  and  there 
Is  never  any  danger  of  taking  In  too  much.  What  constitutes  an 
Ideal  outfit  depends  much  upon  one's  individual  taste  and  the  length 
of  his  purse. 

One  of  the  most  laborious  tasks  in  njaklng  the  trip  to  the  interior 
Is  in  constructing  a  boat.  This  is  generally  done  on  the  banks  of 
Lake  Bennett,  a  few  miles  below  Lake  Linderman,  the  beat  timber 
around  the  shoi-es  of  the  latter  body  of  water  having  all  been  utilized. 
The  tree  from  which  the  lumber  Is  to  be  sawed  is  first  felled,  then 
dragged  and  mounted  between  the  forks  of  two  trees,  which  have 
previously  been  found,  at  an  elevation  of  about  six  or  eight  feet 
above  the  ground.  Once  in  position,  a  slab  is  sawed  off  and  the 
log  afterward  squared.  The  boards  are  then  marked  and  the  hand- 
power  sawmill  is  ready  to  begin  operations.  The  saw  used  is  of  the 
whip  saw  pattern  and  is  operated  by  two  men,  one  standing  above  on 
the  log,  the  other  underneath.  To  the  uninitiated  this  is  the  hardest 
kind  of  work  and  to  make  an  ordinary  double-ended  batteau  such  as 
is  generally  used,  requires  from  five  lo  ten  days,  according  to  one's 
endurance  and  ability  to  handle  tools  quickly.  There  Is  now  In 
operation  a  small  saw  mill  on  the  right-hand  bank  of  Lake  Bennett, 
immediately  across  the  portage  from  Lake  Linderman.  The  owners 
of  the  mill,  make  a  specialty  of  building  Yukon  boats  and  have  but 
limited  facility  for  constructing  crafts.  By  purchasing  a  boat  of 
them  much  hard  work  is  saved  as  well  as  the  time  spent  in  con- 
structing one.  In  every  party  of  prospectors  there  should  be  a  rifle 
and  a  shot  gun  as  there  are  plenty  of  opportunities  to  replenish  one's 
larde^with  wild  game,  which  will  be  found  a  welcome  change  from 
a  diet  of  salt  pork. 

Another  very  laborious  feature  in  going  to  the  Yukon  is  In  get- 
ting one's  provisions  from  Dyea  or  Skaguay  to  the  lakes,  a  distance 
of  twenty-six  miles.  Indian  packers  may  be  hired  to  carry  your 
outfit,  their  charge  being  twenty-five  cents  per  pound.  Those  who 
prefer  to  do  their  own  packing  on  the  Chilkoot  pass  sled  their  goods 
;ip  the  trail  as  far  as  Sheep  camp,  which  point  is  made  a  pjcncral 


lOti-lOS-llU   WASIIINOTON  STUEET.    WESI'.  S 

rendezvous  by  everyone,  It  being  the  lust  place  where  fuel  for  camp 
stoves  can  be  procured.  Prom  here  to  the  foot  of  the  summit  the 
outfits  are  taken  In  100-pound  loads,  the  cache  being  marki'd  by 
sticking  a  long  pole  In  the  snow  In  the  event  of  a  heavy  storm  which 
would  cover  everything  up  and  destroy  all  vestiges  of  the  camp. 
After  the  entire  outfit  has  reached  the  foot  of  the  summit  a  favorable 
day  is  waited  for  upon  which  to  make  the  crossing.  On  the  moun- 
tain storms  and  blizzards  are  of  frequent  occurrence  and  are  often  of 
such  severity  that  no  human  being  could  live  through  thnni.  Once 
across  the  summit  the  hardest  part  of  the  journey  is  at  an  etui. 


WHEN  TO  START 

Persons  who  contemplate  doing  their  own  packing  across  the 
summit  should  leave  Seattle  between  the  first  and  middle  of  March. 
At  that  time  the  water  courses  are  still  frozen  solidly  and  there  Is 
abundance  of  well  packed  snow  for  sleding  purposes.  As  the  season 
advances  traveling  becomes  much  more  difficult  and  expensive.  The 
snow  melts  and  becomes  so  rotten  it  will  scarf-ely  bear  up  one's 
weight  and  the  mountain  streams  are  sv.'cllen  to  small-sized  rivers. 
Many  persons  choose  the  month  of  July  in  which  to  cross  the  sum- 
mit. The  trip  at  that  season  of  the  year  possesses  less  hardships 
than  at  any  other  time,  and  If  one's  finances  will  permit  of  his  hav- 
ing all  his  labor  performed  by  others  the  Journey  will  be  found  to 
be  one  of  much  pleasure  and  interest.  As  a  rule  It  Is  only  those 
who  already  have  claims  located  or  are  In  business  who  make  the 
trip  in  the  summer.  In  the  spring  when  the  great  Influx  regularly 
occurs  the  trail  soon  becomes  packed  as  hard  as  adamant  and  once 
beyond  the  summit  prodigious  loads  can  be  hauled  on  a  sled  drawn 
by  but  one  man.  As  the  Ice  In  the  river  breaks  up  several  weeks 
before  it  does  in  the  lakes  a  great  many  either  purchase  or  build  their 
boats  at  Lake  Bennett,  mount  It  on  sleds  and  continue  down  the 
chain  of  lakes  and  river  as  long  as  the  Ice  remains  solid,  often  reach- 
ing the  canyon  above  White  Horse  rapids  before  it  becomes  neces- 
sary to  launch  the  boat.  During  the  spring  of  the  year  a  stiff  breeze 
will  always  be  found  blowing  down  the  Yukon  and  a  sail  hoisted  on  a 
sled  will  be  of  great  assistance  In  moving  the  load  along.  Those 
w?io  build  their  own  boats  should  construct  them  as  solidly  as  pos- 
sible, as  it  requires  a  staunch  craft  to  stand  the  rough  water  encoun- 
tered In  running  the  rapids. 


HOW  LONG  TO  STAY 

The  length  of  one's  stay  in  the  Yukon  may  be  indefinite.  But 
little  can  be  accomplished  in  the  way  of  acquiring  a  stake  within  less 
than  three  years,  unless  one  is  extraordinarily  fortunate. 

The  first  year  is  generally  spent  in  looking  over  the  country. 


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Visiting  the  different  camps  and  latest  striltes  and  prospecting  for  a 
claim.  If  a  promising  claim  Is  found  the  first  year  the  second  Is 
fully  occupied  in  opening  It  up,  either  by  burning  the  moss  off  and 
stripping  to  tne  pay  streak,  or  draining  and  bringing  in  a  ditch  with 
BUfflcient  fall  to  run  your  sluices.  The  end  of  the  second  year  shoud 
see  the  claim  ready  to  begin  producing  the  foUowinK  aeaaon;  one 
might  be  able  to  take  out  some  dust  that  same  fall.  In  cases  where 
the  pay  gravel  lies  eight  and  ten  feet  beneath  the  surface  work  may 
be  carried  on  during  the  winter  by  drifting.  The  surface  soil  is 
not  removed  in  such  cases,  being  frozen  into  a  solid  compact  mass. 
A  shaft  Is  sunk  to  the  pay  dirt,  then  a  tunnel  is  run  lengthwist  of  the 
same,  the  gravel  being  thawed  out  by  log  flres  and  afterward  hoisted 
to  the  surface,  where  it  lies  until  water  for  washing  purposes  may  be 
obtained  the  following  summer.  Those  who  go  to  ilie  Yukon  in 
the  spring  and  come  out  the  same  fall  rarely  make  their  expenses. 
Don't  go  unless  you  are  prepared  to  stay  three  years,  or  two  at  least. 


THE  JOURNEY 

With  your  outfit,  sled,  etc.,  aboarc,  the  steamer  at  Seattle,  bound 
for  Dyea  or  Sksiguay,  the  run  to  these  points  is  884  miles  and  is 
made  in  four  days.       From  Dyca  you  tramp  across  the  summit  to 
Lake  Linderman.     Then  a  start  ilown  the  chain  of  lakes  is  miide. 
Lake  Linderman  is  eight  miles  long,  between  which  and  the  head  of 
Lake  Bennett  is  a  small  stream  connecting  the  two  bodies  of  water, 
almost  a  mile  in  length.     'In  the  summer  tiu.o  a  portage  is  necessary 
here  as  the  channel  is  filled  with  bouldcis  to  such  an  extent  as  to 
make  navigation  unsafe.      At  Lake  Bennett  a  boat  should  either  be 
built  or  purchased  of  the  establishment  located  there.      Mount  your 
boat  on  two  sleds,  one  forward  and  one  aft,  and  pack  year  entire  out- 
fit inside.       Lash   the  sleds  firmly   in   place  and   you  are  ready   to 
travel.       Lake  Bennett  is  twenty-six  miles  long,  with  an  average 
breadth  of  two  miles.       The  waters  connecting  Lake  Bennett  with 
Tagish  lake  constitute  what  is  known   as  Caribou  crossing.       The 
current  is  rather  sluggish  and  the  channel  is  crooked  and  shallow. 
Passing  through  Lakes  Tagish  and  Marsh,  the  latter  twenty  miles 
long,  one  soon  arrives  at  the  head  of  Grand  canyon.      The  canyon  is 
about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  in  length  and  has  long  been  considered 
a  dangerous  piece  of  water.       It  has  recently  been  successfully  run 
by  many  boats,  and  much  of  the  danger  heretofore  associated  with 
it  is  conceded  to  have  been  imagined.     A  staunch  boat,  a  level  head 
and  some  knowledge  of  navigating  rapid  water  are  the  principal 
requisites  of  a  safe  passage.      The  same  may  be  said  of  White  Horse 
rapids,  two  miles  below  the  canyon.      Before  reaching  the  rapids  a 
sign  will  be  observed  on  the  left  bank.      At  this  point,  if  desired,  a 
landing  can  Ije  made  and  the  contents  of  the  boats  portaged  over. 


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a  distance  of  iibout  onn  mile,  ami  the  l)ont  lined  down  from  the  bank 
by  ropes;  or,  If  uftor  cxarulniUlon,  It  has  been  decided  to  nm  the 
rapids,  exercise  cure  aa  .voii  did  In  Uw  canyon  and  you  will  go 
through  all  right.  The  river  l)olow  the  White  Horse  has  a  current 
of  nearly  eight  miles  an  hour,  which  gradually  decreases  until  Lake 
Le  Hargo  is  entered.  This  iaive  is  aliout  thirty-one  mii<'a  long,  with 
an  average  width  of  five  miier..  Violent  storms  are  of  frequent 
occurrence  here,  and  much  care  should  l)e  exercisccl  In  navigating, 
a  sharp  lookout  being  kc^it  for  squalls.  The  best  course  is  to  follow 
the  left  hand  bank  and  pass  between  it  and  an  Island  which  will  be 
found  al)oiit  half  way  down  the  lake.  Nearly  two  hundred  and 
twenty  miles  below  the  White  Horse  are  the  ;  iv.  dingers  rapids. 
These  are  not  at  all  formidable,  and  by  following  tli<'  passage  to  the 
extreme  right  no  trouble  need  bo  feared.  Five  miles  further  down 
tlie  river  you  will  pa'.'s  the  Rink  rapids,  bv*  the  ob.structlon  only 
covers  the  left  half  of  the  river  and  by  keepi'  ,  iose  tn  the  right  bank 
as  you  go  you  experience  smooth  water.  The  river  ;rom  this  point 
111  :he  mouth,  alniosc  2,000  mil(>s,  is  open  and  free  I'ram  obstructions 
of  any  kind  other  than  Islands.  Near  Fort  S<  livirk,  just  below  the 
mouth  of  the  Peliy  river  and  flfty-flve  miles  from  the  Five  Fingers 
Is  a  group  of  Islands  upon  which  grows  some  very  good  timber.  If 
you  are  bound  for  Dawson  City,  and  have  a  little  time  to  spare  vou 
can  make  several  hundred  dollars  by  stopping  a  week  or  two  and 
putting  In  the  time  cutting  down  the  merchantable  trees. 

At  the  diggings  there  Is  gold  for  every  one,  and  If  you  have 
good  health,  plenty  of  pluck  and  endurance,  and  are  not  afraid  of 
rough  work  and  many  hardships,  you  should  be  able  to  make  a  com- 
fortable stake  in  a  few  years.  The  principal  thing  is  to  make  the 
right  start. 


BACON 
BACON 
BACON 
BACON 
BACON 


is  a  most  important  item  in   a  miner's 
outfit. 

if  cured  especially  for  Alaska  trade  by  those 
who  know  how  will  keep  for  years, 
is  bacon!  Yes,  but  not  always  of  the  qual- 
ity that  you  would  wish  to  use  for  12  months, 
of  manv  brands  is  offered  to  the  public,  but 
there  is  onlv  one  "1888"  brand. 


branded  "1888"  is  a  delicacy  on  theYukon, 
It  has  been  sold  to  those  ffoing"  there  for  the 
past  11  years. 
BACON— the  "1888"  brand— has  been  sold  as  high 
as  $1.00  per  lb.  on  the  Yukon. 


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HARDWARE   FOR  TWO  MEN 


2  pair  snow  shoes 
1  Yukon  stove 

1  hand  bellows 

2  Yukon  sleds 
2  picks 

2  shovels 

1  pit  saw,  with  tiller  and  box 

!  one-man  saw 

1  pit  saw  file 

1  hand  saw 

1  rip  saw 

2  hand  saw  files 

1  single  or  double-bit  axe 

1  hatchet  or  hunter's  axe 

1  claw  hammer 

1  calking  iron 

1  jack  plane 

1  draw  knife 

1  brace  and  3  bits 


1  screw  driver 
1  magnet 
3  chisels 
1  butcher  knife 
I  emery  stone 
3  fry  pans 

1  coffee  pot 

3  granite  plates 

2  granite  cups 

3  knives,  forks  and  spoons 

1  nest  of  buckets 

2  gold  pans 
1  gold  scale 

1  compass 

25  lbs.  wire  nails 
5  lbs.  oakum 
5  lbs.  pitch 

3  lbs.  tallow 

2  pack  straps 


TENDERFOOT  STRIKE 

Many  of  the  old  miners  who  have  been  In  Alaska  for  years, 
and  who  have  prospected  the  Klondike  region  without  success,  say 
that  it  wap  tenderfoot  ignorance  that  caused  the  strike.  A  hitherto 
infallible  rule  of  placer  mining  has  been  that  it  is  useless  to  dig 
through  clay.  The  old  timer  that  prospected  first  when  they  came 
to  clay  stopped,  but  the  newcomers  did  not  know  enough  to  do  so, 
and  keeping  on  digging  right  through  the  clay  made  rich  finds. 

Frank  Physcator,  who  came  out  this  summer  with  |96,000,  was 
formerly  a  waiter  on  one  of  the  Yukon  river  steamboats. 

Mrs.  Wilson,  wife  of  the  agent  of  the  Alaska  Commercial  Com- 
pany, washed  |154  from  one  panful  of  dirt. 


OUR 


nardware  Department 

I  SEE   LIST  ON   OPPOSITE   PAGE] 

HAS  LEARNED 

BY  LONG 

EXPERIENCE 

THE  NEEDS 


OF  AN 

ALASKA 

MINER 


A  line  of  tools  is  carried,  the  qual- 
ity of  which  cannot  be  duplicated 
in  this  city, and  which  whilelighter 
.n  weio-ht  than  the  old-fashiond 
ones,  are  more  durable.  Nobody 
wants  to  use  a  heavy  tool  without  they  have  to. 

In  this  department  many  little  thinf^s,  too  numer- 
ous to  mention,  have  not  been  listed.  The  extra  cost 
of  them  is  very  insig-nificant,  yet  many  of  them  are 
mif^'-hty  handy  to  have  when  1,500  miles  away  from 
anywhere. 

We  shall  be  g\'d.d  to  give  su<rg-estions,  which  in 
some  cases  may  be  valuable. 

OUR  GUARANTEE  GOES  WITH 
EVERYTHING  WE  SELL, 

Buy  Only  the  Best,    Make  out  your  lists  as  soon  as 
possible  and  Send  them  to  us. 


Seattle-Alasl[a  (ieneral  My  Co. 

106,  108,  110  Washitigtoti  St.  West. 


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THE  MOSQUITO  PEST 

Mosquitoes  are  the  plague  of  life  throughout  Alaska  and  the 
Northwest  Territory.  Schwatka  says  they  sting  the  bears  so  as  to 
drive  them  crazy.  When  the  poor  animals  are  driven  by  hunger 
down  to  the  river  In  mosquito  time  they  are  so  bitten  about  the 
eyes  as  to  become  blinded,  when  they  die  of  starvation. 

The  late  E.  J.  Glave  wrote  of  the  pest:  "A  liberal  daubing  of 
bacon  fat  and  pitch  around  the  eyes  and  ears  of  our  animals  kept 
those  sensitive  parts  free  from  the  pests,  and  when  my  own  head 
grew  so  bumpy  I  could  not  get  my  hat  on  I  applied  the  remedy 
to  my  own  anatomy  with  a  good  deal  of  success.  When  not  feed- 
ing, our  horses  would  leave  the  sheltered  places  and  seek  the  open 
stone  to  avail  themselves  of  whatever  breeze  was  blowing;  they 
would  then  stand  in  couples,  so  that  each  would  have  the  benefit  of 
the  other's  tail  as  a  switch. 

"Cattle  are  so  maddened  by  mocai'-itoes  that  they  will  gallop  half 
a  mile  at  top  speed  against  the  wind  in  an  endeavor  to  shake  them 
off,  and  then  graze  until  the  mosquitoes  force  them  to  make  another 
dash  for  life. 

"As  the  miners'  camps  are  necessarily  in  the  lowlands  along 
creek  bottoms  the  suffering  from  these  pests  ia  considerable." 


CLOTHING  ESSENTIALS 


1  heavy  Mackinaw  suit,  coat  aud 
pants 

1  suit    fleeced  lined    duck,  coat, 
vest  and  pants. 

1  pelt  lined  leather  or  duck  top 

coat  or  fur  coat. 

2  suits  Mackinaw  or  heavy   kuit 

underwear. 
2  heavy  flannel  overshirts 
1  double  sweater 
1  heavy  cloth  or  fur  cap 
1  wool  scarf  or  "Danco"  for  head 

and  face  covering 
1  pair  wool  mittens  or  gloves 


1  pair  heavy  German  socks  or  felt 
boots 

6  to  1 2  pair  heavy  knit  wool  socks 
1  pair  "Huron"  for  German  socks 
or  "Perfections"  for  felt  boots 
I  pair  hip   rubber   boots,   crack- 
proof  or  leather  soles 

1  pair  heavy  leather  shoes 

2  pair  heavy  California  or  Oregon 

blankets   or  a   fur  robe,  or  a 

sleeping  bag. 
1  pair  overalls  and  Denim  jumper 
12  cotton  Bandana  handkerchiefs 
1  pair  buck  or  horse-hide  mittens 

or  gloves. 


1  suit  oil  clothing 
Heavy  Corduroy  clothing,  lined 
Heavy  Freeze  clothing 
An  extra  sweater 
Extra  Mackinaw  pants 
Extra  pair  of  leather  shoes 
A  wide  brimmed  planters'  hat 
A  Corduroy  lined  leather  coat 


VALUABLE  EXTRAS 

Extra  wool  and  cotton  shirts 
Unlined  leatlicrglovcs  for  working 
Mosquito  netting  and  veiling 
A  sewing  and  repair  kit 


All  such  goods  can  be  obtained 
in  the  greatest  variety  and  best 
made,  with  a  view  of  compactness, 
lightness  and  comfort. 


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Is  a  list  of  the  Clothing-,  Blankets, 
Boots  and  Shoes,  Rubber  Goods, 
etc.,  used  in  a  first-class  outfit. 

In  this  line  most  of  the  articles 
are  manufactured  especially  for  the 
Alaska  trade.  Our  g-oods  come  di- 
rect from  the  factory.  We  g-uarantee 
each  article  as  g-ood  as  can  be  ob- 
tained and  our  prices  as  low  as  can 
be,  consistent  with  our  determina- 
tion to  sell 


Everything  of  the  Best 


Seattle-Alaska  General  Snpply  Go.  inc. 

106,  108,  110  Washiugtott  St.  West 

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GROCERIES  FOR  ONE  MAN  FOR  ONE  YEAR 


400  lbs.  flour 
20  lbs.  corn  meal 
40  lbs.  rolled  oats 
25  lbs.  rice 
100  lbs.  beans 
20  lbs.  candles 
25  lbs.  dry  salt  pork 
50  lbs.  sugar,  granulated 

8  lbs.  baking  powder 
150  lbs.  bacon  (1888  brand) 
15  lbs.  dried  beef 

2  lbs.  soda  or  saleratus 

6  packages  yeast  cakes 
20  lbs.  salt 

1  lb.  pep])er 
%  lb  mustard 
%  lb.  ginger 

20  lbs.  apples  evapurated 
20  lbs.  peaches,  evaporated 


20  lbs.  apricots,  evaporated 

10  lbs.  pears 

10  lbs.  pitted  plums 

5  lbs.  raisins 

5  li)S.  onions,  evaporated 
50  lbs.  potatoes,  evaporated 
25  lbs.  corn  (eastern  sweet)  evap- 
orated 

25  lbs.  coffee 
10  lbs.  tea 

2  doz.  condensed  milk 
5  bars  tar  soap 

5  bars  laundry  soap 
1  can  matches,  2  gross 
5  lbs.  soup  vegetables 

3  bottles  Jamaica  ginger 
Butter,  scaled,  2-lb.  cans,  optional 
Tobacco,  optional 

6  pots  extract  of  beef  (4  oz.) 
1  qt.  evaporated  vinegar 


A  HARD  JOURNEY 


The  Chllkoot  pass,  from  October  to  March,  is  subject  to  furious 
storms  in  which  life  is  endangered.  The  grade  is  not,  however,  very 
bad,  and  the  chief  cause  of  delay  has  been,  this  season,  the  high 
prices  charged  for  carrying  goods  over  the  pass  by  the  Indians. 

In  winter  the  journey  is  made  with  sledges,  drawn  partly  by  the 
miner,  partly  by  dogs,  if  he  is  taking  in  a  full  outfit  of  provisions. 
Sometimes,  with  a  south  wind  blowing,  the  traveler  rigs  a  jury  mast 
on  his  sled  and  hoists  an  extemporized  sail,  and  goes  ice-boating 
away  towards  the  Arctic  circle  at  a  great  rate  over  the  frozen  lakes 
and  rivers.  There  isn't  much  easy  going  of  this  sort,  however,  and 
the  winter  journey  is  by  no  means  to  be  recommended.  Going  in 
in  the  spring  is  different.  The  best  time  is  early,  before  the  snow 
melts,  as  supplies  can  then  be  sledded  over  the  pass,  and  there  is 
still  Ice  left  in  the  lakes  to  drag  or  sail  the  sleds  on. 

The  sleds  should  be  about  seven  and  a  half  feet  long,  seven 
inches  high  and  sixteen  inches  wide.  Brass  runners  are  preferable 
to  steel,  and  the  frame  will  be  much  more  elastic  and  durable  if 
lashed  together  after  the  native  fashion  than  if  fastened  with  nails 
and  bolts,  which  weaken  the  wood  and  give  no  "play."  March  15 
is  early  enough  to  start  from  Seattle  for  a  spring  trip. 

After  the  ice  has  melted,  canoes  are  used  for  six  miles  after 


Our  List  of  Food 


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If  there  is 
best  quality 


Comprisp:s  the  hack-bone  of 
your  bill  of  fare  for  the  first 
part  of  vour  sojourn  on  the 
Yukon.  After  a  while,  and 
not  a  very  lonj,*"  while  either, 
transportation  will  become 
easier,ancl  consequently  cheiip- 
er,  and  then  you  will  be  able 
to  enjoy  many  luxuries  which 
are  too  heavy  or  bulky  to  re- 
ceive attention  at  present. 

Ou  r  lonfjf  experience  enables 
us  to  advise  just  what  to  take 
and  what  to  leave  behind,  We 
aim  to  sell  you  what  we  our- 
selves would  buy,  were  we  ^o 
\ng  with  you. 

an)'  one  thing"  you  want  to  be  of  the 

obtainable,  it  is  vour  food. 


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leaving  Ty-a.  Then  the  packs  are  taken  up  through  the  canyon  to 
Sheep  camp.  The  next  six  miles  up  to  the  summit  of  the  pass  are 
the  worst  of  the  trip.  The  height  Is  3,378  feet.  It  Is  eight  miles 
and  a  half  from  the  summit  down  to  Lake  Llnderman,  an  easy  stage 
With  snow  on  the  ground,  but  rough  and  difficult  in  summer. 


AMOUNT  TAKEN  OUT-SOME  WHO  MADE  STRIKES 

To  give  an  accurate  list  of  those  who  have  returned  from  the 
north  and  the  amounts  they  took  out  would  be  impossible.  Below 
Is  given  a  partial  list.  The  list  includes  those  who  came  down  on 
the  Excelsior  and  landed  at  San  Francisco,  as  well  as  those  who  re- 
turned on  the  Portland  landing  at  Sefittle.  The  list  foots  up  over 
12,000,000.      A  partial  list  of  strikes  reported  as  follows: 


Thomas  Cook $  10,000 

M.  S.  Norcross   10,000 

J.   Emmerger   10,000 

T.   S.  Lippy    65,000 

Henry   Dore    50,000 

Victor   Lord    15,000 

WilHam    Stanley    112,000 

Clarence  Berry   135,000 

Albert  Galbraith    15,000 

James  McMahon    15,000 

F.  G.  H.  Bowker  90,000 

Joe  Ladue    10,000 

J.  B.  Hollingshead    25,000 

Douglas  McArthur    15,000 

Bernard   Anderson    14,000 

Robert  Krook   14,000 

Fred  Lendesser    13,000 

Ben  Wall    50,000 

William   Sloan    50,000 

John  Wllkerson   50,000 

Jim  Clemens    50,000 

Frank   Keller    35,000 

There  are  a  great  many  more  going  out  with  from  ?5,000  to 
$10,000  that  I  do  not  know. 


Sam    Collej    

Stewart  and  Hollenshead 
Chas.  Myers  and  partner 

Johnny   Marks    

Alex  Orr   

Fred  Price   

Fred  Latisceura  

Tim  Bell   

William  Hayes   

Dick  McNulty   

Jake   Halterman    

Johnson  and  Olson   

Nell  McArthur    

Charles  Anderson    

Joe  Morris    

Hank  Peterson   

James  McNamee    

Charles  Vest   

Joe   Lowe    ; 

Harry  Ash   

J.  S.  Dlnsmore  


25,000 
45,000 
22,000 
10,000 
10,000 
15,000 
10,000 
31,000 
35,000 
20,000 
15,000 
20,000 
50,000 
25,000 
16,000 
12,000 
10,000 

6,000 
15,000 
10,000 

8.000 


Too  Many  Cooks  Spoil  the  Broth! 

Buy  Everything  of  One  House  and 
Save  Mistakes, 

SEATTLE-ALASKA  GENERAL  SUPPLY  CO.,  Inc. 

Complete  Outfitters        106,  108,  110  Washington  St.  W. 


25,000 
45,000 
22,000 
10,000 
10,000 
15,000 
10,000 
31,000 
35,000 
20,000 
15,000 
20,000 
50,000 
25,000 
15,000 
12,000 
10,000 

6,000 
15,000 
10,000 

8,000 


EAT 


And  eat  plenty,  for  unless  you  do  you  can- 
not work.  It  is  also  necessary  that  the  food 
you  eat  should  be  wholesome  and  appetizing". 
Your  daily  bill  of  fare  will  naturally  lack 
variety,  but  you  will  yet  used  to  that.  If  your  Bacon 
is  well  cured  (the  ( isea])  brand  always  is),  if  your 
Flour  makes  jrood  bread,  if  your  Dried  Fruits  are 
new  and  free  from  worms,  and  if  your  other  articles 
of  food  are  of  g-ood  quality,  you  will  be  able  to  stand 
the  cold  and  hard  work  as  well  as  anybody.  If,  on 
the  other  hand,  when  you  reach  the  Gold  Fields  you 
find  that  vour  order  has  been  filled  with  stale,  un- 
usable food,  what  are  you  pfoing-  to  do?     We  beg- of 

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thousand  miles  to  find  out  that  you  have  been  packing 
rubbish. 

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where  rich  finds  have  been  made,  which  are  not  yet  fully  l9cated  by 
claimants. 

Dividing  the  Yukon  watershed  Into  upper,  lower  and  middle 
portions.  It  may  be  said  In  brief  that  the  first  finds  were  made  In 
the  upper  section,  the  next  in  the  middle  section,  while  the  lower 
portion  has  not  been  so  much  as  explored. 

Before  exploiting  the  Klondike  the  richest  recent  strikes  were  on 
Forty-mile,  Sixty-mile,  Miller,  Glacier  and  Birch  creeks,  Koyakuk 
river  and  their  branches.  Miller  creek  is  the  richest  tributary 
of  Sixty-mile  creek.  It  had  been  prospected  more  or  less,  off  and 
on,  before  1892.  In  that  year  J37,000  was  cleaned  up  on  one  claim. 
At  one  time  125  mines  were  on  the  creek. 

Glacier  creek  Is  parallel  with  Sixty-mile  creek,  only  three  miles 
away.      The  dirt  runs  from  a  few  cents  to  ?4  a  pan. 

The  climate  befits  the  name.  Mining  Recorder  Paddock  made 
a  trip  of  sixty-five  miles  to  Miller  creek  in  winter  with  the  thermom- 
eter ranging  from  44  to  77  degrees  on  the  wrong  side  of  zero.  There 
are  numerous  other  small  creeks  in  this  range  not  yet  fully  de- 
veloped. Indian  creek  has  been  prospected  for  100  miles  and  has 
furnished  some  paying  claims. 

The  Yukon  is  formed  by  the  junction  of  Licwis  river,  the  western, 
and  Pelly  river,  the  eastern  branches,  at  Fort  Selkirk.  It  was  dis- 
covered by  a  Hudson  Bay  Company  scout  named  Robert  Campbell, 
who  built  Fort  Selkirk  in  1848.  It  was  plundered  and  destroyed 
by  the  Indians  in  1852. 

If  shipment  of  your  outfit  is  made  In  one  lot  the  cost  of  freight 
and  wharfage  is  about  half  what  it  would  have  been  had  .  been 
divided  into  two  or  three  portions.  Therefore  buy  your  entire  out- 
fit of  Seattle- Alaska  General  Supply  Co.,  and  save  expense. 


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QUARTZ  PROSPECTS 

There  seems  to  be  little  doubt  among  mining  experts  that  ex- 
tensive quartz  mines  will  be  located  in  this  Yukon  country  before 
long,  lails  will  mean  the  introduction  into  that  country  of  all  sorts 
of  Improved  mining  machinery,  rock  drills,  stamp  mills,  and  so  on. 
Just  what  method  will  be  employed  to  extract  the  ore  from  the  rock 
will  depend  on  what  kind  of  ore  is  found.  It  may  only  have  to  be 
crushed  and  separated  by  mercury.  It  may  be  refractory  ore  and 
have  to  go  through  some  one  of  the  various  processes  now  in  use  for 
separating  such  ore. 

As  soon  as  the  mines  are  found,  means  of  transporting  the  ma- 


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ihinpry  will  be  provided  and  the  mines  will  be  started.  Mines  In 
rock,  of  courHP,  will  not  be  delayed  by  the  weather  conditions  which 
make  placer  raining  so  dlfllcult  In  that  country.  Rock  doesn't  freeze 
and  the  deeper  down  the  mines  go  the  warmer  It  will  get,  dO  perhaps 
this  kind  of  mining  will  be  the  pleasanter  of  the  two. 


YOUTH  IN  THE  VAN 

A  perennial  charm  of  Yukon  society  is  the  fresh  and  youthful 
vigor  of  the  men  found  there.  Probably  the  average  is  less  than 
thlrty-flve.  "An  old  miner"  does  not  need  to  be  an  old  man.  A 
pioneer  In  the  region  may  have  had  but  ten  years'  experience  and  'oe 
but  little  past  thirty.  The  few  women  In  the  mines  average  even 
younger.  The  unfortunate  there  are,  but  not  the  aged,  and  pov- 
erty takes  Its  Ills  phlloRophlcally,  having  seen  too  many  of  the  ups 
and  downs  of  life  to  despair  of  a  turn  in  the  luck. 

The  air  Is  full  of  hope.  There  Is  zoono  In  it.  There  Is  always 
the  strike  next  week  to  allay  the  disappointments  of  today.  And 
sometimes,  as  we  all  know  now,  the  strike  of  to-day  to  salve  yester- 
day's sorrows. 


ADVICE  TO  GOLD  HUNTERS 

Gen.  W.  W.  Duffleld,  superintendent  of  the  coast  and  geodetic 
survey,  In  discussing  the  gold  discoveries  in  Alaska,  gives  this  ad- 
vice to  young  men: 

"If  I  were  a  young  man,"  he  said,  "I  should  get  a  75-ton  schooner 
at  Seattle,  take  supplies  and  engage  the  services  of  a  flrst-class  pros- 
pector. I  should  cruise  along  the  southeastern  part  of  Alaska,  in 
what  Is  called  the  Alexander  archipelago.  There  are  a  number  of 
Islands  there,  and  more  gold  lodes  than  at  any  place  with  which  I 
am  acquainted.  The  mining  would  not  be  'placers.'  but  the  ore  can 
be  gotten  out  very  cheaply,  and  being  directly  on  the  sea,  the  trans- 
portation amounts  to  almost  nothing,  except  the  time  spent  on  the 
trip." 


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NEW  ROUTES 

A  new  route  is  to  be  established  to  the  Klondike.  The  journey 
will  be  made  from  Seattle  to  Wrangel,  where  a  steamer  will  run  up 
the  Stickeen  river  a  distance  of  70  miles.  From  this  point  to  Lake 
Teslin  the  trip  will  be  made  by  stage.  Lake  Teslin  is  at  the  head 
of  the  Hootalinqua  river,  and  from  there  a  steamer  will  ply  on  the 
Lewis  and  Yukon  rivers  to  Dawson  City,  a  distance  of  450  miles. 
The  stage  line  will  be  owned  and  managed  by  John  Allman,  the  well- 
known  stage  proprietor.  He  will  take  ten  coaches  and  100  horses  on 
the  road.    The  fare  is  to  be  for  the  staging  $1  a  mile  for  passengers. 

A  small  detachment  of  mounted  police  will  proceed  from  Ed- 
monton, Alberta,  and  endeavor  to  reach  the  Klondike  from  the  East- 
ern slope  of  the  Rocky  mountains.  Edmonton  is  the  most  northerly 
railroad  point  in  the  Canadian  Northwest  Territory,  being  190  miles 
north  of  Calgary.  The  route  to  be  fohowed  is  by  the  way  of  Nelson 
and  Liard  rivers  to  the  Deafe,  and  up  this  river  to  the  Pelly.  They 
will  follow  the  Pelly  river  to  its  Junction  with  the  Lees  and  the  Lees 
to  the  Klondike,  a  total  distance  of  1,370  miles.  This  is  not  the 
Mackenzie  river  route.  As  the  police  are  to  take  horses  with  them 
it  is  obvious  that  authorities  consider  i,his  route  practcable,  or 
at  any  rate  is  worth  examining. 


AN  EXPERIENCED  MAN'S  ADVICE 

Mr.  Fred.  Price,  of  Seattle,  who  was  one  of  the  lucky  ones  who 
came  down  from  the  Klondike  the  past  summer  with  several  thous- 
ands of  dollars  in  gold  dust,  has  some  good  advice  to  give  to  those 
who  are  intending  to  go  to  the  gold  diggings.  He  has  had  a  world 
of  experience  in  the  mining  districts  of  the  Northwest  Territory  and 
Alaskc,  and  as  he  has  profited  by  his  experience,  and  has  money  to 
show,  his  words  have  considerable  weight.  He  says:  "I  would  ad- 
Tisv-  niy  one  who  is  going  to  the  mines  to  go  in  with  plenty  of  pro- 
visions. There  is  gold  all  over  but  it  cannot  be  eaten,  and  money 
or  its  equivalent  cannot  always  buy  food.  Last  year  there  was 
almost  a  famine  up  the  river,  and  in  the  camps  around  Dawson  City 
men  were  living  on  beans  and  flour.  When  the  first  steamer  got 
in  last  spring  I  saw  men  buy  canned  goods  and  delicacies  and  sit 
right  down  and  eat  them.  *  *  ♦  It  will  cost  |400  for  a  winter's 
outfit  and  nobody  should  take  less. 

"I  would  advise  not  starting  too  late.  Those  who  are  going  up 
now  will  have  little,  if  any,  advantage  over  the  men  who  will  go 
north  in  the  spring.  A  trip  up  to  the  mines  by  the  river  route  v/ill 
take  forty  days;  by  the  way  of  Dyea  and  Skaguay  with  an  outfit  and 
crossing  the  summit  the  trip  takes  two  months. 

"It  is  a  hard  matter  to  find  a  location  within  50  miles  of  Dawson 


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Why  not  save  this  money  by  arrang"- 
ing-  to  arrive  here  only  a  day  or  so  pre- 
vious to  steamer's  sailing-  date.  By 
orderinj*"  your  outfits  before  leaving" 
home  everything-  will  be  packed  and 
ready  to  be  shipped  on  the  steamer  you 
select  to  g-o  by.  No  delay,  no  disap- 
pointments. 

Everything  We  Sell  We  Guarantee 

to  be  as  we  represent.  Order  as  soon 
as  convenient,  sending"  wjiatever  amount 
of  deposit  you  deem  fit. 

Money  back  on  3'our  arrival  here  if  the 
transaction  is  not  entirely  satisfactory. 

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City,  everything  having  heen  staked  out,  but  the  tributaries  to  Stew- 
art river  have  never  been  prospected  yet,  and  I  loolc  for  some  rich 
finds  up  there.  There  is  just  as  good  pay  dirt  in  other  creeks 
that  have  not  been  touched  as  there  In  the  districts  that  have  been 
prospected  and  staked  out." 


HOW  TO  BEAT  THE  CLIMATF. 

There  are  only  about  two  months  of  summer  and  three  months 
of  open  working  weather  in  the  Yukon  region.  The  ice  gets  out  of 
the  rivers  about  the  middle  of  June  and  begins  to  skim  over  their 
surfaces  again  In  mid-September.  Meanwhile,  if  a  man  can  stand 
it,  he  has  daylight  enough  to  work  twenty  hours  a  day. 

The  ground  is  perpetually  frozen,  thawing  out  only  a  little  on  the 
surface  in  summer.  Thawing  is  aided  by  stripping  orf  the  moss 
that  covers  its  surface,  thus  allowing  the  summer  heat,  which  is  as 
violent  as  it  is  brief,  to  do  its  work.  But  the  miners  have  not  the 
patience  to  wait  for  the  sun;  and  no  wonder.  So  they  dig  and  tun- 
nel and  "drift"  all  winter,  thawing  out  the  frozen  dirt  under  their 
cabins  by  building  fires,  and  devote  the  open  weather  of  summer  to 
washing  out  the  dirt  thus  prepared.  It  is  customary  for  a  man  to 
go  in  with  the  Intention  of  staying  two  years.  If  he  strikes  it  rich, 
he  can  come  out  the  second  summer  with  plenty  of  dust.  The  first  ia 
devoted  to  sluicing,  while  the  season  of  ling  in— or  its  remainder- 
is  not  too  much  for  prospecting  and  picking  out  a  claim. 


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MAIL  ORDERS 


Cheapest 


Will  be  entered  at  prices  rul- 
ing- on  the  day  such  orders  are 
received.  The  purchaser  will 
thus  be  protected  agfainst  ad- 
vances, which  will  probably 
occur.  Should  any  article  de- 
cline in  price  between  date  of  receipt  of  order  and 
that  of  shipment,  the  purchaser  shall  receive  the 
benefit  of  such  decline. 


Perfect  Satisfaction  or 
Deposit^Money  Refunded 

Our  guarantee  is  jfood:     We  refer  you  to  any 
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POINTS   FOR   KLONDIKERS 


Some  Rules  to  Paste  in  Your  Hat  on  the  Way  to  the 
New  Land  of  Gold 


On  the  road  to  the  gold  diggings  don't  waste  a  single  ounce  of 
anything,  even  if  you  don't  like  it.  Put  it  away  and  it  will  come 
handy  when  you  will  like  it. 

Tf  it  is  ever  necessary  to  cache  a  load  of  provisions,  put  all  ar- 
ticles next  to  the  ground  which  will  be  most  affected  by  heat,  provid- 
ing at  the  same  time  that  dampness  will  not  affect  their  food  prop- 
erties to  any  great  extent.  After  piling  your  stuff,  load  it  over  care- 
fully with  heavy  rocks.  Take  your  compass  bearings,  and  also  note 
in  your  pocket  some  landmarks  near  by,  and  also  the  direction 
in  which  they  lie  from  your  cache— i.  e.,  make  your  cache.  If  possible, 
come  exactly  north  and  south  of  two  given  prominent  marks.  In 
this  way,  even  though  covered  by  snow,  you  can  locate  your  "exist- 
ence,"     Don't  forget  that  It  Is  so. 

Shoot  a  dog.  If  you  have  to,  behind  the  base  of  the  skull,  a  horse 
between  the  ears,  ranging  downward.  Press  the  trigger  of  your 
rifle;  don't  pull  It.  Don't  catch  hold  of  the  barrel  when  30  degrees 
below  zero  is  registered.  Watch  out  for  getting  snow  In  your  barrel. 
If  you  do,  don't  shoot  It  out. 

A  little  dry  grass  or  hay  In  the  Inside  of  your  mitts,  next  your 
hands,  will  promote  great  heat,  especially  when  It  gets  damp  from 
the  moisture  of  your  hands.  After  the  mitts  are  removed  from  the 
hands,  remove  the  hay  from  the  mitts  and  dry  It.  Palling  that, 
throw  it  away. 

If  by  any  chance  you  are  traveling  across  a  plain  (no  trail)  and 
a  fog  comes  up,  or  a  blinding  snow  storm,  either  of  which  will  pre- 
vent you  taking  your  bearings,  camp,  and  don't  move  for  any  one 
until  all  is  clear  again. 


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Keep  all  your  drawstrings  on  clothing  In  good  repair.  Don't 
forget  to  use  your  goggles  when  the  sun  Is  bright  on  snow.  A  fel- 
low is  often  tempted  to  leave  them  oft.      Don't  you  do  It. 

If  you  build  a  sledge  for  extreme  cold,  don't  use  steel  runners.  Use 
wooden  and  freeze  water  on  same  before  starting  out.  Repeat  the 
process  if  it  begins  to  drag  and  screech. 

If  you  cannot  finish  your  rations  for  one  day,  don't  put  back  any 
part,  but  put  into  your  personal  canvas  outfit  bag,  you  will  need  it 
later  on,  no  doubt. 

Take  plenty  of  tow  for  packing  possible  cracks  in  your  boat, 
also  two  pounds  of  good  putty,  some  canvas  and,  if  possible,  a  small 
can  of  tar  or  white  lead. 

Establish  camp  rules,  especially  regarding  the  food.  Allot  ra- 
tions, fjpse  while  idle  to  be  less  than  when  at  work,  and  also  pro 
rata  duriug^tl?€  heat  and  cold. 

Keep  your  furs  In  good  repair.  One  little  slit  may  cause  you 
untold  agony  during  a  march  in  a  heavy  storm.  You  cannot  tell 
when  such  will  be  the  case. 

Travel  as  much  on  clear  ice  towards  your  goal  as  possible  in  the 
spring.  Don't  try  to  pull  sledges  over  snow,  especially  if  soft  or 
crusty. 

Be  sure  during  the  winter,  to  watch  your  footgear  carefully. 
Change  wet  stockings  before  they  freeze,  or  you  may  loose  a  toe  or 
foot. 

In  building  a  sledge  u  e  lashing  entirely.  Bolts  and  screws  i;ack 
a  sledge  to  pieces  in  rough  going,  while  lashing  will  "give." 

Keep  the  hood  of  your  kootelah  back  from  your  head,  it  not  too 
cold,  and  allow  the  moisture  from  your  body  to  escape  that  way. 

When  your  nose  is  bitterly  cold,  stuff  with  fur,  cotton,  wool  or 
anything  both  nostrils.      The  cold  will  cease. 

Don't  try  to  carry  more  than  forty  pounds  of  stuff  over  that  pass, 
the  first  day,  anyway. 

If  your  furs  get  wet,  dry  them  in  a  medium  temperature.  Don't 
hold  them  near  a  flre. 

No  man  can  continuously  drag  more  than  his  own  weight.  Re- 
member this  is  a  fact. 

In  cases  of  extreme  cold  at  toes  and  heel,  wrap  a  piece  of  fur  over 
each  extremity. 

Keep  your  sleeping  bag  clean.  If  it  becomes  inhabited,  freeze 
the  inhabitants  out. 

Remember  success  follows  economy  and  persistency  on  an  expe- 
dition like  yours. 

White  snow  over  a  crevasse,  if  hard,  is  safe.  Yellow,  or  dirty 
color,  never. 

Don't  eat  snow  or  ice.      Go  thirsty  until  you  can  melt  it. 

Shoot  a  deer  behind  the  left  shoulder  or  in  the  head. 
Choose  your  bunk  as  far  from  tent  door  as  possible. 
Keep  a  flre  hole  open  near  your  camp. 


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REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  PLACER  MINING 


Along  the  Yukon  River  and  its  Tributaries  in  the  North- 
west Territory 

r  THESE    RULES    DO    NOT    GOVERN    THE    AMERICAN    SIDE  I 
USEFUL    FOB  THE   MlNKU.s. 

Gold  and  silver  are  bought  and  sold  by  Troy  weight;  24  grains  1 
pennyweight,  20  pennyweights  1  ounce,  12  ounces  1  pound. 

The  price  established  by  the  United  States  government  for  pure 
gold  is  $20.67  per  ounce.      That  is  for  gold  1000  fine  or  24  karats. 

The  term  karat  is  used  by  jewelers  to  express  the  degrees  of  fine- 
ness of  gold,  divided  into  24  degrees  or  karats. 

Pure  gold  is  24  karats  line  and  worth  $20.67  per  ouuce. 


22  karat  gold,  $18.94 
20  karat  gold,  17.22 
18  karat  gold,    15.50 


16  karat  gold,  $13.85 
14  karat  gold,  12.05 
12  karat  gold,     10.33  1-3 


10  karat  gold,  $8.61 
8  karat  gold,  6.89 
6  karat  gold,    5.16 


Gold  in  jewelry  is  seldom  less  than  6  karats  fine. 

Gold—  Gold— 

1000  fine  is  worth  $20.67  per   oz.  500  fine  is  worth  $10.33  per  oz. 

900  "               18.60       "  400               "  8.26 

800  "               16.53       "  300               "  6.20 

10%  "               14.47       "  200               "  4.13 

600  "               12.40       "  100               "  2.06 

Many  persons  are  mistaken  in  thinking  all  ounces  to  be  alike. 
An  ounce  Troy  or  Apothecaries'  weight  contains  480  Troy  grains;  an 
ounce  Avordupois  weight  contains  iSlVz  Troy  grains. 

The  grain  is  the  unit  of  Troy  and  Apothecaries'  weight,  and  the 
ounce  is  the  unit  of  the  Avoirdupois  weight. 

One  pound  Troy  or  Apothecaries'  weight  contains  5760  Troy 
grains;  one  pound  Avoirdupois  weight  contains  7000  Troy  grains. 

All  natural  gold — that  is,  gold  extracted  from  rocks  or  washed 
from  the  beds  of  streams — contains  some  alloy,  generally  siver,  but 
sometimes  platinum,  copper  and  tellurlam,  and  it  varies  in  amount 
in  different  localities.  This  is  the  reason  some  miners  are  disap- 
pointed when  they  sell  their  gold,  as  they  imagine  all  gold  to  be 
pure. 

INTERPRETATION". 

Bar  diggings  shall  mean  any  part  of  a  river  over  which  the  water 
extends  when  the  water  is  in  its  flooded  state,  and  which  is  not  cov- 
ered at  low  water. 

Mines  on  benches  shall  be  known  as  bench  diggings,  and  shall, 
for  the  purpose  of  defining  the  size  of  such  claims,  be  excepted  from 
dry  diggings. 

Miner  shall  mean  a  male  or  female  over  the  age  of  18,  but  not 
under  that  age. 

Claims  shall  mean  the  personal  right  of  property  in  a  placer  mine 


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or  diggings  during  the  time  for  which  grant  of  such  mine  or  dig- 
gings is  made. 

Legal  post  shall  mean  a  stake  standing  not  less  than  four  feet 
above  the  ground  and  squared  on  four  sides  for  at  least  one  foot  from 
the  top.  Both  sides  so  squared  shall  measure  at  least  four  inches 
across  the  face.  It  shall  also  mean  any  stump  or  tree  cut  off  and 
squared  or  faced  to  the  above  height  or  size. 

Close  season  shall  mean  the  period  of  the  year  during  which 
placer  mining  is  generally  suspended.  The  period  to  be  fixed  tiy  the 
gold  commissioner  in  whose  district  the  claim  is  situated. 

Locality  shall  mean  the  territory  along  a  river  (tributary  to  the 
the  Yukon  and  its  affluents). 

Mineral  shall  include  all  minerals  whatsoever  other  than  coal. 

NATURE    AND    SIZE    OF    CLAIMS. 

Bar  diggings  shall  be  a  strip  of  land  100  feet  wide  at  high-water 
mark  and  thence  extending  along  into  the  river  to  its  lowest  water 
level. 

The  sides  of  a  claim  for  bar  diggings  shall  be  two  parallel  lines 
run  as  nearly  as  possible  at  right  angles  to  the  stream,  and  shall  be 
marked  by  four  legal  posts,  one  at  each  end  of  the  claim  at  or  about 
the  edge  of  the  water. 

Dry  diggings  shall  be  100  feet  square  and  shall  have  placed  at 
each  of  its  four  corners  a  legal  post,  upon  one  of  which  shall  be  leg- 
ibly marked  the  name  of  the  miner  and  the  date  upon  which  the 
claim  was  staked. 

Creek  and  river  claims  shall  be  500  feet  long,  measured  In  the 
direction  of  the  general  course  of  the  stream,  and  shall  extend  in 
width  from  base  to  base  of  the  hill  or  bench  on  each  side,  but  when 
the  hills  or  benches  are  less  than  100  feet  apart,  the  claim  may  be 
100  feet  in  depth.  The  sides  of  a  claim  shall  be  two  parallel  lines 
run  as  nearly  as  possible  at  right  angles  to  the  stream.  The  sides 
shal  be  marked  with  legal  posts  at  or  about  the  edge  of  the  water 
and  at  the  rear  boundaries  of  the  claim.  One  of  the  legal  posts  at 
the  stream  shall  be  legibly  marked  with  the  name  of  the  miner  and 
the  date  upon  which  the  claim  was  staked. 

Bench  claims  shall  be  100  feet  square. 

In  defining  the  size  of  the  claims,  they  shall  be  measured  hori- 
zontally, irrespective  of  inequalities  on  the  surface  of  the  ground 

If  any  person  or  persons  shall  discover  a  new  mine,  and  such 
discovery  shall  be  established  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  gold  commis- 
sioner a  claim  for  the  bar  diggings  750  feet  in  length  may  be 
granted. 

A  new  stratum  of  auriferous  earth  or  gravel  situated  in  a  locality 
where  the  claims  are  abandoned  shall,  for  this  purpose,  be  deemed  a 
new  mine,  although  the  same  locality  shall  have  been  nreviouslv 
worked  at  a  differnet  level.  c.iuu^ijr 

The  forms  of  application  for  a  grant  for  placer  mining  and  the 
grant  of  the  same  shall  be  those  contained  in  forms  H  and  I  of  thn 
Regulations  of  Placer  Mining.  "^u  i  oi  lue 

H.  f  f  Z"',^'?  ^^^^K^^  recorded  with  the  gold  commissioner  in  whose 
district  it  is  situated  within  three  days  after  the  location  thereof   if 
it  Is  located  within  ten  miles  of  the  commissioner's  ofllce      One  ex 
tra  day  shall  be  allowed  for  making  such  record  for  every  additionqi 
ten  miles  and  fraction  thereof.  ouuuionai 

In  the  event  of  the  absence  of  the  gold  commissioner  from  his 


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office,  entry  for  a  claim  may  be  granted  by  any  person  whom  he  may 
appoint  to  perform  his  duties  in  his  absence. 

Entry  shall  not  be  granted  for  a  claim  which  has  not  been  staked 
by  the  applicant  In  person,  in  the  manner  specified  in  these  regula- 
tions. An  affidavit  that  the  claim  was  staked  out  by  the  applicant 
shall  be  embodied  in  form  H  of  the  Regulations  of  Placer  Mining. 

An  entry  fee  of  $15  shall  be  charged  the  first  year  and  an  annual 
fee  of  $100  for  each  of  the  following  years.  This  provision  shall  ap- 
ply to  the  locations  for  which  entries  have  already  been  granted. 

After  the  recording  of  a  claim,  the  removal  of  any  post  by  the 
holder  thereof,  or  any  person  acting  in  his  behalf,  for  the  purpose 
of  changing  the  boundaries  of  his  claim,  shall  act  as  a  forfeiture  of 
the  claim. 

The  entry  of  every  holder  for  a  grant  for  placer  mining  must  be 
renewed,  and  his  receipt  relinquished  and  replaced  every  year,  the 
entry  fee  being  paid  each  year. 

No  miner  shall  receive  a  grant  for  more  than  one  mining  claim 
In  the  same  loccality;  but  the  same  miner  may  hold  any  number  of 
claims  by  purchase;  and  any  number  of  miners  may  unite  to  work 
their  claims  in  common  upon  such  terms  as  they  may  arrange,  pro- 
vided such  agreement  be  registered  with  the  gold  commissioner,  and 
a  fee  of  $5  paid  for  each  registration. 

Any  miner  or  miners  may  sell,  mortgage  or  dispose  of  his  or 
their  claims,  provided  such  disposal  to  be  registered  with,  and  a  fee  of 
$2  paid  to  the  gold  commissioner,  who  shall  thereupon  give  the  as- 
signee a  certificate  in  form  J  of  the  Regulations  of  Placer  Mining. 

Every  miner  shall,  during  the  continuance  of  his  grant,  have  the 
exclusive  right  of  entry  upon  his  own  claim  for  the  miner-like  work- 
ing thereof,  and  the  construction  of  a  residence  thereon,  and  shall  be 
entitled  exclusively  to  all  the  proceeds  realized  therefrom;  but  he 
shall  have  no  surface  rights  therein,  and  the  gold  commissioner  may 
grant  to  the  holders  of  adjacent  claims  such  rights  of  entry  thereon 
as  may  be  absolutely  necessary  for  the  working  of  their  claims,  upon 
such  terms  as  may  to  him  seem  reasonable.  He  may  also  grant  per- 
mits to  miners  to  cut  timber  thereon  for  theiir  own  use,  upon  piy- 
ment  of  the  dues  i)rescribed  by  the  regulations  in  that  behalf. 

Every  miuer  shall  be  entitled  to  so  much  of  the  water  naturally 
flowing  through  or  past  his  claim,  and  not  already  lawfully  appro- 
priated, as  shall,  in  the  opinion  of  the  gold  commissioner,  be  ne- 
cessary for  the  due  working  thereof,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  drain  his 
own  claim  free  of  charge. 

A  claim  shall  be  deemed  to  be  abandoned  and  open  to  the  occu- 
pation and  entry  by  any  person  when  the  same  shall  have  remained 
unworked  on  working  days  by  the  grantee  thereof  or  by  some  per.son 
on  his  behalf  for  the  space  of  seventy-two  hours,  unless  sickness  or 
other  reasonable  cause  may  be  shown  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  gold 
commissioner,  or  unless  the  grantee  is  absent  on  leave  given  by  the 
gold  commissioner,  and  the  gold  commissioner,  upon  obtaining  evi- 
dence satisfactory  to  himself  that  this  provision  is  not  being  complied 
with,  may  cancel  the  entry  given  for  a  claim. 

If  the  land  upon  which  a  claim  has  been  located  is  not  the  prop- 
erty of  the  crown,  it  will  be  necessary  for  the  person  who  applies 
for  entry  to  furnish  proof  that  he  has  acquired  from  the  owner  of 
the  land  the  surface  right  before  entry  can  be  granted. 

If  the  occupier  of  the  lands  has  not  received  a  patent  therefor, 
the  purchase  money  of  the  surface  rights  must  be  paid  to  the  crown! 
and  a  patent  of  the  surface  rights  shall  be  issued  to  the  party  who 


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acquired  the  mining  rights.  The  money  so  collected  will  either  be 
refunded  to  the  occupier  of  the  land  when  he  is  entitled  to  a  patent 
therefor,  or  will  be  credited  to  him  on  account  of  payment  for  land. 

When  the  party  obtaining  the  mining  rights  cannot  make  an  ar- 
rangement with  the  owner  thereof  for  the  acquisition  of  the  surface 
rights,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  him  to  give  notice  to  the  owner,  or  his 
agent,  or  the  occupier,  to  appoint  an  arbitrator  to  act  with  another 
arbitrator  named  by  him  in  order  to  award  the  amount  of  compensa- 
tion to  which  the  owner  or  occupant  shall  be  entitled.  The  notice 
mentioned  in  this  section  shall  be  according  to  form  to  be  obtained 
upon  application  from  the  gold  commissioner  for  the  district'  in  which 
the  lands  in  question  lie,  and  shall,  when  practicable,  be  personally 
served  on  such  owner  or  his  agont,  if  known,  or  occupant,  and  after 
reasonable  efforts  have  been  made  to  effect  personal  service  without 
success,  then  such  notice  shall  be  served  upon  such  owner  or  agent 
within  a  period  to  be  fixed  by  the  gold  commissioner  before  the  ex- 
piration of  the  time  limited  in  such  notice.  If  the  proprietor  refuises 
or  declines  to  appoint  an  arbitrator,  or  when,  for  any  other  reason, 
no  arbitrator  is  appointed  by  the  proprietor  in  the  time  limited 
therefor  in  the  notice  provided  for  in  this  section,  the  gold  commis- 
sioner for  the  district  in  which  the  lands  in  question  lie,  shall,  on  be- 
ing satisfied  by  affidavit,  that  such  notice  has  come  to  the  knowledge 
of  such  owner,  agent  or  occupant,  or  that  such  owner,  agent  or  occu- 
pant willfully  evades  the  service  of  such  potice,  or  cannot  be  found, 
and  that  reasonable  efforts  have  been  made  to  effect  such  service,  and 
that  the  notice  was  left  at  last  place  of  abode  of  such  owner,  agent  or 
occupant,  appoint  an  arbitrator  on  his  behalf. 

All  arbitrators  appointed  under  the  authority  of  these  regula- 
tions shall  be  sworn  before  a  justice  of  the  peace  \o  the  impartial  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  assigned  to  them,  and  they  shall  forthwith  pro- 
ceed to  estimate  the  reasonable  damages  which  the  owner  or  occupaat 
of  such  lands,  according  to  their  several  Interests  therein,  shall  sus- 
tain by  reason  of  such  prospecting  and  mining  operations. 

In  estimating  such  damages  the  arbitrators  shall  determine  the 
value  of  the  land,  irrespective  of  any  enhancement  thereof  from  the 
existence  of  mineral  therein. 

In  case  such  arbitrators  cannot  agree  they  may  select  a  third  ar- 
bitrator, and  when  the  two  arbitrators  cannot  agree  upon  a  third 
arbitrator,  the  gold  commissioner  for  the  district  in  which  the  lands 
in  question  lie  shall  select  such  third  arbitrator. 

The  award  of  any  two  such  arbitrators  made  in  writing  shall  be 
final,  and  shall  be  filed  with  the  gold  commissioner  for  the  district  In 
which  the  lands  He. 

If  any  cases  arise  for  which  no  provision  is  made  In  these  regu- 
lations, the  provisions  governing  the  disposal  of  mineral  lands  other 
than  coal  land.";,  aoproved  by  His  Excellency  the  Governor  In  Coun- 
cil on  the  9th  day  ->t  November,  1889,  shall  apply. 


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for  that  northern  country.  This  is  no- 
ticeably true  in  re<^"ird  to  Blankets, 
Clothing  of  all  kinds  and  some  articles 
of  Hardware.  lOspecial  attention  is 
called  to  the  "Klondike"  brand  of  axes 
and  shovels;  also,  to  the  "Occident" 
and  "Red  Hot"  makes  of  miners  stoves. 
When  we  recommend  a  special  brand  the 
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